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Centre County warns residents about sheriff-impersonation scams; county gives verification phone number
5676514 · August 12, 2025
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Summary
County officials warned of a scam in which callers impersonate sheriff's offices and urged residents not to send gift cards, wire money or give credit-card information; the county gave a verification number for the Centre County Sheriff's Office.
Centre County officials used the opening portion of the Aug. 7 public meeting to warn residents about telephone and email scams in which callers impersonate sheriff's offices and other law-enforcement agencies.
"Please don't send them gift cards," one county official said. "Do not wire them money. Give them your credit card…
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